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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9704

16 July 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 34 / 44
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/biofuels
Pressure on EU target of 10% by 2020

Brussels, 15/07/2008 (Agence Europe) - Growing international concern about the sustainability of biofuel is increasing the pressure on the EU's target of biofuel providing 10% of EU fuel consumption for transport by 2020 set out in the draft Renewables Directive. Meeting in Toyako, Japan, on 8 July 2008, G8 leaders tried to reach agreement on biofuel in the wake of the world food crisis and the spiralling cost of farm commodities. In order to ensure the compatibility of policies on the...

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